Arnav Das
@arnav7.bsky.social
I try to "Observe, Reflect and Explore around" in different ways
My posts here will be a mishmash of personal opinions and smol curious excursions..
My posts here will be a mishmash of personal opinions and smol curious excursions..
The inner spirit of the elite
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The inner spirit of the elite
How come a pigeon be so nonchalantly sitting beside a kite/hawk (?)..,😅...
Clicked from my rooftop 🤗
Clicked from my rooftop 🤗
October 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
How come a pigeon be so nonchalantly sitting beside a kite/hawk (?)..,😅...
Clicked from my rooftop 🤗
Clicked from my rooftop 🤗
So #peacemaker s2 concludes on the day of #Nobel peace prize 🕊️
S2 was good maybe not at par with S1 but worth it, Also the S2 intro is as hilarious as the first
S2 was good maybe not at par with S1 but worth it, Also the S2 intro is as hilarious as the first
October 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So #peacemaker s2 concludes on the day of #Nobel peace prize 🕊️
S2 was good maybe not at par with S1 but worth it, Also the S2 intro is as hilarious as the first
S2 was good maybe not at par with S1 but worth it, Also the S2 intro is as hilarious as the first
So when someone says that a process is #random, this can mean nothing more than ignorance of the details that would permit predicting the outcome
As a consequence, #probability changes when our information (or a model's information) changes. #Frequencies, in contrast, are facts about particular...
As a consequence, #probability changes when our information (or a model's information) changes. #Frequencies, in contrast, are facts about particular...
October 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
So when someone says that a process is #random, this can mean nothing more than ignorance of the details that would permit predicting the outcome
As a consequence, #probability changes when our information (or a model's information) changes. #Frequencies, in contrast, are facts about particular...
As a consequence, #probability changes when our information (or a model's information) changes. #Frequencies, in contrast, are facts about particular...
Joined the #5am hyper ultra successful group for once
Really blissful to experience this, so so rarely you get up this early on a Saturday 🕊️
Really blissful to experience this, so so rarely you get up this early on a Saturday 🕊️
September 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Joined the #5am hyper ultra successful group for once
Really blissful to experience this, so so rarely you get up this early on a Saturday 🕊️
Really blissful to experience this, so so rarely you get up this early on a Saturday 🕊️
Started this a few weeks back, loved the way concepts and examples are outlined, will post some excerpts as I tread along 🤗🤗
September 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Started this a few weeks back, loved the way concepts and examples are outlined, will post some excerpts as I tread along 🤗🤗
The imitative responses we have when we see other people's emotions actually help us to instantly understand those experiences
Given that the mirror system is involved in understanding the psychological meaning of other people's movements and is involved in imitating them, it is not surprising that
Given that the mirror system is involved in understanding the psychological meaning of other people's movements and is involved in imitating them, it is not surprising that
September 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The imitative responses we have when we see other people's emotions actually help us to instantly understand those experiences
Given that the mirror system is involved in understanding the psychological meaning of other people's movements and is involved in imitating them, it is not surprising that
Given that the mirror system is involved in understanding the psychological meaning of other people's movements and is involved in imitating them, it is not surprising that
The #mirror system chops the world of living movement into pieces & repackages them into the psychological elements that the #mentalizing system can work from.
This process is understated like a chief of staff who mostly works in the background but makes the president's work possible.
This process is understated like a chief of staff who mostly works in the background but makes the president's work possible.
September 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The #mirror system chops the world of living movement into pieces & repackages them into the psychological elements that the #mentalizing system can work from.
This process is understated like a chief of staff who mostly works in the background but makes the president's work possible.
This process is understated like a chief of staff who mostly works in the background but makes the president's work possible.
William James famously noted how impressive it is that we see an orderly world of objects rather than a "blooming, buzzing confusion, Given that nothing in the world unambiguously tells us where one object ends and another begins ("Is that a table with a separate mug sitting on top, or is that...
September 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
William James famously noted how impressive it is that we see an orderly world of objects rather than a "blooming, buzzing confusion, Given that nothing in the world unambiguously tells us where one object ends and another begins ("Is that a table with a separate mug sitting on top, or is that...
The ability to identify what someone is doing is the first step toward being able to understand why. In essence, the mirror system provides the premises that the mentalizing system can then logically operate in order to answer the why question.
September 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The ability to identify what someone is doing is the first step toward being able to understand why. In essence, the mirror system provides the premises that the mentalizing system can then logically operate in order to answer the why question.
September 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#Manchester derbies are always lively
September 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#Manchester derbies are always lively
Here's how Gallese's argument works. The fact that your "reaching-for" #neurons (mirror neurons) are active when you see someone else "reaching for" something literally means that neurons in your brain are matching the neural state of the person you are observing.
September 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Here's how Gallese's argument works. The fact that your "reaching-for" #neurons (mirror neurons) are active when you see someone else "reaching for" something literally means that neurons in your brain are matching the neural state of the person you are observing.
Championing this perspective, renowned #Neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror #neurons are "the single most important... story of the decade" & argued that "mirror neurons will do for #psychology what #DNA did for biology : they will provide a unifying framework and help explain..."
September 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Championing this perspective, renowned #Neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror #neurons are "the single most important... story of the decade" & argued that "mirror neurons will do for #psychology what #DNA did for biology : they will provide a unifying framework and help explain..."
In daily life, we often use a lower effort #heuristic in place of the hard work of accurate mentalizing.
We often use our own mind as a proxy for other minds, acting as if what we see, others see, what we believe, others believe, and what we like, others like.
We often use our own mind as a proxy for other minds, acting as if what we see, others see, what we believe, others believe, and what we like, others like.
August 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
In daily life, we often use a lower effort #heuristic in place of the hard work of accurate mentalizing.
We often use our own mind as a proxy for other minds, acting as if what we see, others see, what we believe, others believe, and what we like, others like.
We often use our own mind as a proxy for other minds, acting as if what we see, others see, what we believe, others believe, and what we like, others like.
If there is a way to avoid exerting #effort, we almost always do.
If there's a mental shortcut we can take to avoid hard work, that's the route we will take.
These shortcuts are called #heuristics, and we use them all the time to simplify decision making.
If there's a mental shortcut we can take to avoid hard work, that's the route we will take.
These shortcuts are called #heuristics, and we use them all the time to simplify decision making.
August 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If there is a way to avoid exerting #effort, we almost always do.
If there's a mental shortcut we can take to avoid hard work, that's the route we will take.
These shortcuts are called #heuristics, and we use them all the time to simplify decision making.
If there's a mental shortcut we can take to avoid hard work, that's the route we will take.
These shortcuts are called #heuristics, and we use them all the time to simplify decision making.
Will uncover these hidden games for the next few weeks (months actually 🥹) 🤗🤗
August 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Will uncover these hidden games for the next few weeks (months actually 🥹) 🤗🤗
Thanks to the #mentalizing system, we do not see bodies as mere bodies but rather as #sentient vessels directed by #minds.
#Evolution could have promoted other systems to come on during breaks, to prepare us to see the world in terms of its mathematical properties or some other nonsocial lens.
#Evolution could have promoted other systems to come on during breaks, to prepare us to see the world in terms of its mathematical properties or some other nonsocial lens.
August 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Thanks to the #mentalizing system, we do not see bodies as mere bodies but rather as #sentient vessels directed by #minds.
#Evolution could have promoted other systems to come on during breaks, to prepare us to see the world in terms of its mathematical properties or some other nonsocial lens.
#Evolution could have promoted other systems to come on during breaks, to prepare us to see the world in terms of its mathematical properties or some other nonsocial lens.
we draw on our past experiences in #social settings to make inductive predictions.
For example, we have seen people feeling disappointed when they get a low grade on an exam. From those observations, we can predict how someone will feel in the future if they get a low grade.
For example, we have seen people feeling disappointed when they get a low grade on an exam. From those observations, we can predict how someone will feel in the future if they get a low grade.
August 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
we draw on our past experiences in #social settings to make inductive predictions.
For example, we have seen people feeling disappointed when they get a low grade on an exam. From those observations, we can predict how someone will feel in the future if they get a low grade.
For example, we have seen people feeling disappointed when they get a low grade on an exam. From those observations, we can predict how someone will feel in the future if they get a low grade.
Why is it so amazing that children think about the #mental states of others ?
Because mental states are invisible. Have you ever seen a thought, feeling, or desire? Yet somehow, we learn to infer that these invisible entities in other people's heads are leading them to do the things they do.
Because mental states are invisible. Have you ever seen a thought, feeling, or desire? Yet somehow, we learn to infer that these invisible entities in other people's heads are leading them to do the things they do.
August 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Why is it so amazing that children think about the #mental states of others ?
Because mental states are invisible. Have you ever seen a thought, feeling, or desire? Yet somehow, we learn to infer that these invisible entities in other people's heads are leading them to do the things they do.
Because mental states are invisible. Have you ever seen a thought, feeling, or desire? Yet somehow, we learn to infer that these invisible entities in other people's heads are leading them to do the things they do.